Much has been written about soldiers who suffer from mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI, upon returning from combat deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. According …
Author: Margarita Gallardo
Clean hands saves lives
Happy World Hand Hygiene Day! Sponsored by the World Health Organization, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign was launched in 2009 as part of …
Study: Staying up late tied to poor eating habits, weight gain
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he’d say "I told you …
More research needed on problematic Internet use among teens
Is Internet addiction a common problem among teens? While many would quickly answer with a resounding yes, new research published in the Archives of Pediatrics …
Study reports more pregnant women taking medications
I was pretty much a purist when it came to my pregnancy. I avoided caffeine and off-limit cheeses, and I swapped my regular shampoo with …
Gesundheit! Spring allergy season is underway
Ahhhh, spring! Sunshine, flowers in bloom, and the return of baseball (Go Giants!). But as much as I welcome the change after an especially rainy …
Love coffee? It's all in the genes
Like many, a cup of coffee is as much a part of my morning routine as is brushing my teeth. New research published in PLoS …
Cutting out canned, packaged foods can reduce exposure to BPA
Eliminating canned foods from one's diet can help reduce exposure to bisphenol-A, or BPA, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health …
Helping kids 'spring forward'
I hate to gloat, but my little girl has always been a great sleeper. Like clockwork, she goes to bed every night by 9 p.m. …
Smaller plates may be a tool to curtail childhood obesity
Growing up, my mom would always tell me and my sister to finish everything on our plates. To ensure that we would, she gave us …
Meditation in the classroom: Program helps at-risk kids
Can meditation help at-risk kids cope with traumatic stress? KALW’s Crosscurrents takes a look at how some public schools in San Francisco have started school-wide …
Helping kids manage chronic pain
The American Pain Society estimates that chronic pain affects up to 20 percent of children, yet few programs exist in the country to address the …
KQED health program explores mental health in California
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, also known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which expanded mental health services to persons who have …
Same-sex marriage: What the doctors ordered
Same-sex marriage is one of the most hotly debated topics to date. Often a matter left for legislators and religious groups to mull over, a …
Precious cargo: Keeping kids safe in cars and planes
As families get ready to travel during the holiday season, many pediatricians are stressing the importance of child passenger safety. Car crashes are the leading …
Ommmmm… Mindfulness therapy appears to help prevent depression relapse
The mind is a powerful thing. And it turns out it may also be therapeutic. New research, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, has …